High Courts
Kerala High Court Quashes Section 377 IPC Charge Against Husband, Discusses Absence Of An Equivalent Provision In BNS
The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated by a woman against her husband for offence under Section 377 IPC. The Court observed that after the definition of rape in Section 375 was amended in 2013, forcible acts of oral sex committed by a male accused on a female victim is an offence of rape. However, since a wife can't prosecute her husband for offence of...
Disclosing Govt Employee's University Name Does Not Serve Public Interest, Exempted Under Section 8(1)(j) RTI Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that withholding the names of the institutes or universities attended by current employees of a public authority is justified under Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act). This is because disclosure of such information does not serve a broader public interest and further infringes on individual's privacy.A Division Bench of Acting...
Bombay High Court Constitutes Special Bench To Review Effectiveness Of Maharashtra Slum Areas Act
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued a notification constituting a special bench to hear the suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition for conducting a comprehensive audit of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance & Redevelopment) Act of 1971.The notification issued by HM Bhosale, Registrar Judicial (I), states that the Chief Justice of the High Court has constituted...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of 9 Additional Judges Of Allahabad HC As Permanent
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of nine Additional Judges of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad for appointment as permanent Judges of the High Court. They are:(i) Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi, (ii) Justice Manish Kumar Nigam, (iii) Justice Anish Kumar Gupta, (iv) Justice Nand Prabha Shukla, (v) Justice Kshitij Shailendra, (vi) Justice Vinod...
Gujarat High Court Issues Notice To 'Times Of India' & 'Indian Express' For 'False & Distorted' Reports On Proceedings
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (August 13) issued notices to editors of the newspapers, the Times of India and the Indian Express, for misrepresenting the Court proceedings. The Court observed that the newspaper reports gave a wrong impression that the observations made by the bench during the hearing were its final opinion.The Court asked the newspapers to show cause for not...
Breaking | High Court Issues Contempt Notice To MCD Officer Over Illegal Construction Despite 3 Demolition Orders, Suspects "Deeper Malice"
The Delhi High Court today gave flak to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi over illegal construction of a building despite three demolition orders passed against it over a course of two years."How come Junior Engineer doesn't obey orders of the Deputy Commissioners...and your senior officers are not able to call the shots. There must be some deep reason. You will have to take drastic...
Difficult To Digest That Divorce Would Be "Stigmatic" When Parties Are Educated : Delhi High Court
While allowing a wife's plea seeking divorce on the ground of mental cruelty, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday (Aug. 13) rejected the husband's contention that the grant of divorce would bring “dishonour” and “stigma” upon himself and his family. The Court said that it is difficult to digest the argument that a grant of divorce would be stigmatic for either of the spouses when both...
TransUnion CIBIL Must Update Credit Ratings On Time, Borrowers' Reputation Integral To Right To Dignity And Privacy Under Article 21: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has ruled that if a Credit Information Company such as TransUnion CIBIL Limited fails to update the credit ratings of its borrowers promptly, it would infringe upon their fundamental rights.The Division Bench comprising Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Syam Kumar V.M. held that borrowers reputation is protected under right to dignity and privacy guaranteed...
Karnataka HC Declines To Stay Order Limiting Service Charges Collected By Aggregators Such As Ola, Uber For Auto-Rickshaw Rides To 5%
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to stay an order of a single bench which limited the service charges to be collected by aggregators such as Ola, Uber and Rapido for auto rickshaw rides booked through their applications at 5 per cent, over and above the fare fixed by the state government.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind said it would hear the...
Merely Donating Eggs Or Sperm Does Not Make Donor A Biological Parent Of Child Born Through IVF: Bombay High Court
In a significant judgment, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday held that merely donating eggs or sperm by a person doesn't entitle them to claim any parental rights on the children born through the In vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.Single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav pronounced the verdict while dismissing an argument of a woman, who "voluntarily" donated her oocyte (eggs) for her sister...
Patna High Court Directs Reinstatement Of CRPF Personnel Dismissed From Service For Absence Due To Taking Care Of Mother Diagnosed With Cancer
The Patna High Court on Tuesday directed the reinstatement of a CRPF personnel who was dismissed from the service on account of being absent from duty for 196 days to take care of his mother, who was suffering from cancer. “In the present case, the appellant is found to be absent from duty and he gave explanation that his mother was diagnosed with Cancer and he had applied leave for...
Individuality Of Experts Not Compromised Merely Because They Are Appointed By NTA: Delhi High Court Dismisses NEET Aspirant's Challenge
The Delhi High Court today dismissed the appeal preferred by a medical aspirant, challenging two questions in the Botany paper of the recently conducted NEET-UG examination.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Gedela said it cannot distrust the expert appointed by the National Testing Agency, merely because the body is a party to the litigation.The aspirant, Nandita...